1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

The 1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 6–3–1 record (6–0 against SIAC opponents), and won the SIAC championship, and appeared in two post-season games, losing to Lincoln (PA) in the Orange Blossom Classic and tying Wiley in the Angel Bowl.[1]

1946 Florida A&M Rattlers football
SIAC champion
Orange Blossom Classic, L 14–20 vs. Lincoln (PA)
Angel Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Wiley
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (6–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSampson-Bragg Field
1946 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Florida A&M $ 6 –0 –06 –4 –1
No. 5 Lane 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 3 Tuskegee 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Xavier (LA) 1 –1 –04 –2 –0
No. 14 South Carolina State 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
No. 15 Fisk 0 –3 –03 –4 –1
No. 16 Morris Brown   –    –  
No. 17 Benedict   –    –  
No. 18 Clark (GA)   –    –  
No. 20 Alabama State   –    –  
No. 22 Morehouse   –    –  
Knoxville   –    –  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rated Florida A&M as the No. 8 black college football team for 1946.[2]

Florida A&M end Nathaniel "Traz" Powell was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. Three others were named to the second team: end Mitchell; tackle Brewington; and back Theodore "Ted" Montgomery.[3] The team's quarterback was "Big Jim" Williams.

The Rattlers played their home games at Sampson-Bragg Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5vs. Wilberforce*
L 14–22[4]
October 12Alabama State
W 35–0[5]
October 19at Morris Brown
W 7–05,000
October 26at KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNW 27–0[6][7]
November 2vs. Kentucky State*
L 6–145,000
November 9Tuskegeedagger
  • Sampson-Bragg Field
  • Tallahasse, FL
W 21–205,000[8]
November 16Clark
  • Sampson-Bragg Field
  • Tallahasse, FL
W 32–0
November 23at Southern*Scotlandville, LAL 19–38
November 30Fisk
  • Centennial Field
  • Tallahasse, FL
W 18–03,000–4,000[9][10]
December 7vs. Lincoln (PA)*Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)L 14–20> 9,000[11][12]
December 28vs. Wiley*
T 6–620,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Florida A&M Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehoue. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennesssee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Wendell Smith (December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team'". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Calvin Adams (October 12, 1946). "Wilberforce Topples Florida". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Calvin Adams (October 19, 1946). "Florida Rattlers Sting 'Bama State". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Charles U Smith (October 28, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Face Kentucky Team Saturday". The Daily Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rattlers Defeat Knoxville, 27-0". Tampa Bay Times. November 3, 1946. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Charles U Smith (November 10, 1946). "A&M Rattlers Hand Tuskegee First Defeat". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Calvin E. Adams (December 7, 1946). "Florida Tops Fisk". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Charles U Smithdate=December 1, 1946. "A&M Rattlers Trounce Fisk Easily, 18-0". Tallahasseee News-Democrat. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Lincoln Beat Rattlers in Orange Classic". The Tampa Tribune. December 8, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Rattlers Drop 20-14 Contest To Lincoln U". the Sunday News-Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 8, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Wiley-Florida in Angel Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 28, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Rattlers and Wiley Scrap to 6-6 Tie In Angel Bowl Game". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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